Forum: Offline Marketing 
1st December 2019, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 455 Re: Old Marketing Principle That Works Today
And when.
Hi Ewen,
Good topic.
I was working a welcome service program for advertisers who wanted to reach new homeowners and came across a crucial element that determined whether the...
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Forum: Mind Warriors
29th November 2019, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 149
Views: 3,052 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
6th March 2019, 06:26 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 281 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
28th February 2019, 07:42 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 4,897 .Putting the Customer first
A great example of Long Term Thinking. The advertiser has a gameplan and a strategy that keeps him/her engaged, over the lifetime of your project.
Ron
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Forum: Offline Marketing
28th February 2019, 07:03 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 4,897 Don't put limits on what is possible
It's not a case of either/or.
You can and should have upfront profits, while creating back-end from the same ad project.
I do both, at the same time. So do many others.
From my experience,...
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Forum: Beginners Area
25th February 2019, 07:19 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 236  Details.....details...
LendingTree caught flak for how the leads were handled. Something for which they have no control.
They are a great example of how a lead gen company, even with disclosures, gets dragged into the...
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Forum: Beginners Area
25th February 2019, 01:29 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 236 Google says different...
Here's some Lending Tree "flak".
https://www.bbb.org/us/nc/charlotte/profile/loans/lendingtree-llc-0473-109412/complaints
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Forum: Beginners Area
24th February 2019, 07:40 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 236 What the gurus won't tell you
That is just ONE problem with the "lead gen as a business" idea.
There are many others.
Eventually, it boils down to quality of service, which YOU, the provider of leads, cannot control. Nor...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
20th February 2019, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 2,113 Keepin' it Real....
Interesting, Gordon.
I think someone who is just starting out, and who is having trouble making the postcard ad program work as promoted, can get some real help here.
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Forum: Offline Marketing
18th February 2019, 08:01 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 2,113 What is the intention?
What you say is true. But, we have to go back to how the 9x12 was promoted and pitched here on the WF.
A means to make FAST, EASY money.
The target market for FAST and EASY is always...the...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
12th February 2019, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 813 Say What???
Here's what we know, based on the OP's post:
1. The co-op marketing owner relies entirely on referrals to fill the ad spaces.
2. The ad spaces are full.
3. Most of the advertisers renew...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
8th February 2019, 07:17 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 813 Easy Now....Let's Take a Closer Look
[quote=animal44
"What I don't like poor value for advertisers"
But, we don't know that. You are only guessing based on your assumptions.
I'm thinking Ozi gets introduced and...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
6th February 2019, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 813 An "Oldie".....But a Goodie!
Good stuff!
Don't get wrapped around the axle about the size or the format, though. The same type of "relationship selling" can be, and is being done...even on business cards.
Size and format...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
2nd February 2019, 08:33 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 573 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
19th January 2019, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 1,513 The Real Gold in this thread
Something that wasn't mentioned earlier is that the single best prospect for a new mattress, is someone that already bought a mattress from you before.
No other list comes close.
A painful...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
12th January 2019, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 25
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Forum: Offline Marketing
6th January 2019, 11:01 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 2,113 There's always more than one way, isn't there?
I like ads on business cards. Cost me less than $100 for 5000, including design work. Because of their unique (no cost) delivery system, you can hyper-target your market, in ways other printed media...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
6th January 2019, 10:31 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 974 The Thing is.......
"Brainy Universe: Hire 1000 people to stand on 1000 corners and sell loadsa pencils. Pay 50% commission, keep 50% yourself. Job done in one day, no work....
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Forum: Offline Marketing
8th December 2018, 02:33 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,483 Same Old, Same Old
Probably because nothing happened.
There have been other threads discussing this...and the reasons why. Too numerous to get into.
In any case, the number of actual DOERS here would be a pretty...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
28th August 2018, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 721 Re: Promoting Your Business with Drop Cards
Yeah, you see this "hand a card to everybody" nonsense in action, on the strip in Vegas. Since most people ARE NOT the target market, the cards get tossed everywhere and become a real problem, also...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
13th July 2018, 01:28 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 439 Re: How to form small business alliance?
There seems to be no end to the nonsense that people will go through to avoid direct contact with another person.
Having done what the OP is asking about here...with chiropractors, showing up...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
21st June 2018, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 31
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Forum: Offline Marketing
15th June 2018, 09:50 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 858 A Zone Called Work
Yep.
Either you are going to work or you aren't.
Work, and you make the money to eat and pay bills.
Don't work, and you starve and go broke.
All the "mind bubblegum" in the world won't...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
15th May 2018, 07:26 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 836 Re: There's more than one way to do things
Yep. That was my point. There's more than one way to do things. And, they all work.
The poster I referenced, was criticizing those who prospect using a well known and acceptable method, that works....
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Forum: Offline Marketing
13th May 2018, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 75
Views: 2,056 Re: Offline Advertising
"The best way....".
Well, it's one way. There are many others that work well, too. One of the things that can double the response to a flyer delivery, is a follow up phone call. This works...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
13th May 2018, 07:45 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 836 There's more than one way to do things
Why do you feel the need to tell anyone else how they should target their prospects?
This is the offline marketing forum. We discuss ways to reach prospects.
What works, what doesn't....
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Forum: Offline Marketing
6th May 2018, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,473 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
25th April 2018, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,556 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
19th April 2018, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,316 Where'd it go??
Speaking of difficult to find. What do you think might happen to online business, if all of the offline businesses that support internet services, decided not to? Hmmmmm?
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Forum: Offline Marketing
17th April 2018, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,460 Re: There's something about this approach......
I guess we'll just have to disagree. The amount of complaints itself, indicates these people weren't fabricating, embellishing or "just telling stories, which is what you keep suggesting.
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Forum: Offline Marketing
17th April 2018, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,460 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
17th April 2018, 05:47 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,460 There's something about this approach......
This is simply a wild-assed guess, on my part. I'm not claiming any inside knowledge. I haven't researched it in any credible depth or to the level of quality, that this forum demands. :D
But, it...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
16th April 2018, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 1,316 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
16th April 2018, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 2,056 Re: Offline Advertising
Fantastic! Obviously, you had a way of tracking the "improvement in business queries" that banners produced for you. Would you mind sharing your secret here?
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Forum: Offline Marketing
22nd March 2018, 09:48 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,799 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
20th March 2018, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 616 |
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Forum: Off Topic Forum
12th March 2018, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 154 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
7th March 2018, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 374 Deja Vu All Over Again
My, my how time flies!
How did you get them to the last one?
Perhaps you forgot. :D:D
Here's the link.
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Forum: Offline Marketing
6th March 2018, 06:48 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 527 Re: We Need Help
Computer repair is a service that the public values and will gladly pay for. It's proven. No need to offer it for free.
Like many businesses, it can be run out of the home. There's no need for a...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
1st March 2018, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 527 So close and yet, so far
Too bad the OP disappeared. This thread had so much potential. I'm sure he would have found his own little pot of "offline gold", with just a little effort.
Oh, well. :D
Ron
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Forum: Offline Marketing
21st February 2018, 06:08 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,460 Re: My Direct Mail Vacuum Cleaner Ad.
Claude,
I remember reading one of your posts about buying used vacuums from a guy who showed up every once in a while with a trailer full of them. Do you run ads to sell the used vacuums?
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Forum: Offline Marketing
17th February 2018, 10:20 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 378 Re: A simple *cheap* local plumber's ad
Probably one of the most underutilized forms of marketing known to man.
I have a handful of these kinds of flyers that I have collected since the first of the year.
They are going to be spun into...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
4th February 2018, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 455 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
4th February 2018, 06:57 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 455 Re: New to b2b Sales, got a new job, Need help.
If it were me in your position, starting on Monday, I would do the following.
I would team up with the most successful salesperson in the office.
I would offer to make the cold calls and set up...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
2nd February 2018, 06:50 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 4,897 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
31st January 2018, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 4,897 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
31st January 2018, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 740 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
9th January 2018, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 672 |
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
30th December 2017, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,017 Re: Some Business Models Are No Longer Viable
That's true of a lot of inventions. Edison's repeated attempts and failures with the lightbulb. The Wright brothers attempts to build a plane that could fly, were modeled and molded by their own...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
30th December 2017, 06:52 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,017 Re: Some Business Models Are No Longer Viable
I could have explained it better. Too many people worry about failure, so they never even get to the planning stage, which is a form of taking action. "Implementation" is, by definition, taking...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
30th December 2017, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,017 Re: Some Business Models Are No Longer Viable
Not the same, Jonathan. The lack of taking action, has killed more opportunity than all the failures in the world since the beginning of time. Most people do not act on their ideas.
"The board...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
30th December 2017, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 18
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Forum: Offline Marketing
30th December 2017, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 650 Get off your butt and change your life
Yep, and it's been like that since forever. The sole reason there aren't more sales, more deals done, more products sold is.... people are afraid to ask. Thus, there will always be more opportunity...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
30th December 2017, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,017 Re: Some Business Models Are No Longer Viable
Lack of action has sunk more ideas and killed more dreams, than failure ever will.
The majority of people never get to the planning stage.
You can count on this. Without action, nothing is...
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Forum: Offline Marketing
25th December 2017, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,324 |
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Forum: Offline Marketing
22nd December 2017, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,324 |